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Posts tagged with 'espn' and 'sports' at MetaFilter.Mon, 06 Jun 2016 20:43:49 -0800Mon, 06 Jun 2016 20:43:49 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Meet The Ringerhttp://www.metafilter.com/160190/Meet%2DThe%2DRinger
Less than a year after the untimely demise of <a href="http://grantland.com/">Grantland</a> (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/154300/the-end-of-Grantland">previously</a>), <a href="http://thebillsimmonspodcast.tumblr.com/">Bill Simmons</a> is back with a new sports and pop culture site, <a href="https://theringer.com/">The Ringer</a>. Returning are Grantland editorial staff<a href="http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/bill-simmons-the-ringer-launch-1201708148/"> Sean Fennessey, Bryan Curtis, and Danny Chau</a>, as well as <a href="http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/new-hires-for-bill-simmons-the-ringer-includes-several-ex-grantlanders.html">writers</a> Jason Concepcion (Ask the Maester), Katie Baker (hockey and more), Matt Borcas, Robert Mays, and Jason Gallagher. New additions include former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau (no relation to the actor), Alyssa Bereznak (Vanity Fair), Kevin Clark (WSJ), and Allison Davis (NYMag's The Cut), among others. Some may lament the lack of Grantland's heavy hitters, as <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/06/01/bill-simmons-new-site-the-ringer-goes-live-and-please-dont-call-it-just-another-grantland/">WaPo</a> reports: <blockquote>Not everyone could be rounded up. Dan Fierman, Alex Pappademas and group of other Grantlanders were hired to revive MTV News. Wesley Morris took a gig at The New York Times. Even Robert Mays, a 28-year-old sportswriter, admitted that he wrestled with whether to return to Simmons.</blockquote>
Unlike Grantland, an ESPN property, The Ringer is owned by Bill Simmons Media Group, with <a href="http://deadspin.com/other-than-hbo-has-anyone-invested-in-bill-simmons-and-1779909602">HBO</a> as the sole publicly acknowledged major investor, and a prominent beer sponsorship on the front page.
Sports Illustrated <a href="http://www.si.com/more-sports/2016/02/17/sean-fennessey-ringer-exclusive-q">interviews</a> Editor-In-Chief Sean Fennessey. tag:metafilter.com,2016:site.160190Mon, 06 Jun 2016 20:43:49 -0800Existential DreadThe 0-113 Racehorse Who Charmed a Countryhttp://www.metafilter.com/159700/The%2D0%2D113%2DRacehorse%2DWho%2DCharmed%2Da%2DCountry
In 2003, the small Kochi Racetrack in southern Japan was in trouble. The Lost Decade hit the provincial raceway hard, and the staff was scrambling to find some way to stave off bankruptcy. One day, they found an unlikely savior. <a href="http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=15507776">This is the story of Haru Urara</a>, the losingest racehorse in Japan, and how she gave hope to millions. tag:metafilter.com,2016:site.159700Thu, 19 May 2016 09:47:32 -0800Small DollarI have to read all of them, right?http://www.metafilter.com/158936/I%2Dhave%2Dto%2Dread%2Dall%2Dof%2Dthem%2Dright
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8">Sarah Spain is just a scrub muffin.</a> Watch men sit down with ESPN anchor Sarah Spain and Chicago sports radio host Julie DiCaro and read off harrasing twitter comments about journalists to their face. As part of a campaign <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/morethanmean">#MoreThanMean</a>, to learn more about the project check out the discussion on how the video came about on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/justnotsports/ep-26-online-harassment-w-julie-dicaro-andrea-hangst">More Than Sports</a> podcast. tag:metafilter.com,2016:site.158936Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:26:27 -0800MiltonRandKalman"I don't know. It never really made sense to me."http://www.metafilter.com/154747/I%2Ddont%2Dknow%2DIt%2Dnever%2Dreally%2Dmade%2Dsense%2Dto%2Dme
<a href="https://youtu.be/NyWx1CkMTtI?t=3s">ESPN uses the "30 for 30" series to tackle the most important sporting event of the Cold War.</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwJJkeOTT6Y">Just kidding.</a>
Incidentally, <em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089927/">Rocky IV</a></em> turns 30 this year. Enjoy a look back at the film through it's plethora of <a href="https://stevemccutchen.wordpress.com/2009/08/02/montage-overload-the-insanity-of-rocky-iv/">cheesy 80's montages</a> and <a href="http://decider.com/2015/09/29/rocky-iv-christ-imagery/">Christ imagery</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2015:site.154747Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:10:19 -0800AlonzoMosleyFBIthe end of Grantlandhttp://www.metafilter.com/154300/the%2Dend%2Dof%2DGrantland
<a href="http://espnmediazone.com/us/espn-statement-regarding-grantland/">ESPN is suspending publication of Grantland</a>, effective immediately. The ambitious website hosted writing from a long list of witty, intelligent contributors on sports and pop culture, including <a href="https://grantland.com/contributors/rembert-browne/">Rembert Browne</a>, <a href="https://grantland.com/contributors/katie-baker/">Katie Baker</a>, <a href="https://grantland.com/contributors/mark-harris/">Mark Harris</a>, <a href="https://grantland.com/contributors/molly-lambert/">Molly Lambert</a>, and <a href="https://grantland.com/contributors/mark-lisanti/">Mark Lisanti</a>. Grantland was launched by Bill Simmons, whose contract with ESPN <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/05/what-doomed-bill-simmons-at-espn">was not renewed earlier this year after almost 15 years with the company</a> after Simmons was publicly critical of ESPN and the NFL. tag:metafilter.com,2015:site.154300Fri, 30 Oct 2015 11:21:52 -0800everybody had matching towelsNo White Flagshttp://www.metafilter.com/152458/No%2DWhite%2DFlags
"<a href="http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/13479768/wright-thompson-life-loss-renewal-new-orleans-10-years-hurricane-katrina">The hurricane lives in a complicated place.</a> Everyone's experience is both communal and personal, obvious and hidden. The memory of the death is everywhere, buried in shallow and temporary graves." (SL Longform ESPN) tag:metafilter.com,2015:site.152458Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:21:35 -0800roomthreeseventeenWagering on the future of sports bettinghttp://www.metafilter.com/146856/Wagering%2Don%2Dthe%2Dfuture%2Dof%2Dsports%2Dbetting
<a href="http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/12280555/how-billy-walters-became-sports-most-successful-controversial-bettor">A Life On The Line: For four decades, other gamblers have tried to be Billy Walters while investigators have tried to bring him down. And for four decades, the world's most successful sports bettor has outrun them all.</a><blockquote><i>For 38-year-old Rubalcada, being at the M is a pleasing trip down memory lane, a visit to his primary workplace throughout 2010 and 2011. Back then, he had nearly $1 million in his account at the M. Dressed in slacks and a sport coat, he would saunter in and bet six figures a week on NFL and college games. He was, M Resort staffers say, one of the sportsbook's "bigger guys" -- a high roller who could afford to bet very, very big.
<br><br>But he wasn't that at all.
<br><br>In fact, Rubalcada was a faceless grunt in the most successful gambling enterprise of all time.</i></blockquote> More on the current state of sports betting from the February issue of <i>ESPN Magazine</i>:<ul>
<li><a href="http://espn.go.com/chalk/story/_/id/12251828/gambling-issue-charles-barkley-five-voices-debating-sports-gambling-legalization">Wagering on the future: Five voices debate the impact of federal legalization of sports gambling</a></li><br><br>
<li><a href="http://espn.go.com/chalk/story/_/id/12262502/gambling-issue-adam-silver-wants-sports-gambling-legalized-other-leagues-join-him">"I'm not pro sports gambling. I'm just a realist.": Adam Silver is taking a stand on sports gambling. Will others follow suit?</a></li><br><br>
<li><a href="http://espn.go.com/chalk/story/_/id/12244334/nfl-nba-nhl-mlb-pros-weigh-sports-gambling">Gambling Confidential: We poll 73 pros to get an inside peek at athletes' thoughts on sports betting.</a></li></ul><br><br>Even more on sports gambling from ESPN in <a href="http://espn.go.com/chalk/">Chalk</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2015:site.146856Sun, 08 Feb 2015 12:47:23 -0800Room 641-Aall the young black sportswritershttp://www.metafilter.com/139894/all%2Dthe%2Dyoung%2Dblack%2Dsportswriters
<a href="http://deadspin.com/can-jason-whitlock-save-espns-black-grantland-from-hi-1586606960">Betrayal is what led to his defenestration from ESPN the last time around. Betrayal is why his best piece of writing never found the audience it deserved. And betrayal is at the heart of why the most prominent black sportswriter around is also the most hated sportswriter in the black community, and why, 10 months after Jason Whitlock first announced his new endeavor, a black sports and culture site that he'll run under the aegis of his old enemy ESPN, the project is still struggling to get off the ground.
</a> tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.139894Fri, 13 Jun 2014 03:56:26 -0800Potomac AvenueBill Simmons' Big Scorehttp://www.metafilter.com/138772/Bill%2DSimmons%2DBig%2DScore
Bill Simmons, Grantland boss and 30 for 30 executive producer, went from a little known Boston blogger to one of the most successful sports writers in the history of American media. Rolling Stone's Rob Tannenbaum took <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/bill-simmons-big-score-20140429">a deeper look at Simmons</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.138772Thu, 01 May 2014 19:13:20 -0800reenumIt would look A LOT like the NFL.http://www.metafilter.com/137955/It%2Dwould%2Dlook%2DA%2DLOT%2Dlike%2Dthe%2DNFL
<a href="http://joeposnanski.com/joeblogs/rule-change-baseball-at-16-games/">What if the Major League Baseball season were only 16 games?</a> In other baseball news: Jonah Keri <a href="http://grantland.com/features/2014-mlb-season-predictions/">offers his predictions</a> for the 2014 season. The ESPN Forecast panel does the same: <a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/preview14/story/_/id/10582374/national-league-preview">National League</a>, <a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/preview14/story/_/id/10578735/american-league-preview">American League</a>. FiveThirtyEight <a href="http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/breaking-down-espns-first-mlb-season-forecast/">plays around</a> with ESPN's data. tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.137955Wed, 02 Apr 2014 18:32:53 -0800Cash4Lead'You need to say, 'I'm Devin Wang and I'm the person in that picture."http://www.metafilter.com/133388/You%2Dneed%2Dto%2Dsay%2DIm%2DDevin%2DWang%2Dand%2DIm%2Dthe%2Dperson%2Din%2Dthat%2Dpicture
<a href="http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/9868852/portrait-rescue">Portrait of a Rescue</a> (marathon bombing photos) <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/129797/Beyond-the-Finish-Line">(Previously)</a> tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.133388Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:21:19 -0800roomthreeseventeenFrontline's "League of Denial:The NFL'S Concussion Crisis" Airshttp://www.metafilter.com/132838/Frontlines%2DLeague%2Dof%2DDenialThe%2DNFLS%2DConcussion%2DCrisis%2DAirs
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/league-of-denial/">The much-anticipated Frontline documentary "League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis" premiered on PBS last week.</a> In August, ESPN pulled out of the project, reportedly due to pressure from the NFL (as previously discussed on MetaFilter <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/131242/League-of-Denial-The-NFL-Concussions-and-the-Battle-for-Truth">here</a>), while the NFL itself only days later <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/08/29/nfl-concussion-settlement-judge-anita-brody-tony-dorsett-jim-mcmahon-junior-seau/2727483/">announced a $765m settlement with over 4500 former players</a> for claims of concussion-related disability. Reaction to the Frontline program was <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24052263/reactions-to-the-frontline-pbs-documentary-league-of-denial">unsurprisingly mixed</a> from factions involved with the issue, but generally well-received by journalists and TV critics. As usual, the Frontline website offers lots of supplemental information and footage not included in the broadcast:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&bull; <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/league-of-denial/inside-the-nfls-concussion-crisis-live-chat-1-p-m-et-wed/">Transcript of a live chat</a> with Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada, authors of the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0770437540/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/"><i>League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth</i></a>, producer Mike Wiser, and Garrett Webster, son of the Pittsburgh Steelers' 'Iron Mike' Webster.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&bull; <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/oral-history/league-of-denial/"> Interviews</a> with doctors (including <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/league-of-denial/the-frontline-interview-dr-bennet-omalu/">Bennett Omalu</a>, who examined Mike Webster and discovered CTE), players (including the 49'ers <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/league-of-denial/the-frontline-interview-steve-young/">Steve Young</a>, but don't miss the insightful <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/league-of-denial/the-frontline-interview-harry-carson/">Harry Carson</a>), families (including <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/league-of-denial/the-frontline-interview-sydney-seau-2/">Sydney Seau</a>, daughter of the late Junior Seau), and activists (including <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/league-of-denial/the-frontline-interview-chris-nowinski/">Chris Nowinski</a>, former Harvard football player and former profession wrestler).
&nbsp;&nbsp;&bull; <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/league-of-denial/timeline-the-nfls-concussion-crisis/">A timeline of the NFL and concussions</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&bull; <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/league-of-denial/the-four-stages-of-cte/">Slideshow explaining CTE and its effects on the brain</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&bull; <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/concussion-watch/">Concussion Watch</a>, which tracks reported NFL concussions over two seasons in detail. tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.132838Mon, 14 Oct 2013 07:56:29 -0800briankLeague of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truthhttp://www.metafilter.com/131242/League%2Dof%2DDenial%2DThe%2DNFL%2DConcussions%2Dand%2Dthe%2DBattle%2Dfor%2DTruth
The <em>New York Times</em> is reporting that <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/sports/football/nfl-pressure-said-to-prompt-espn-to-quit-film-project.html">pressure from the NFL led ESPN to pull out of an investigative project with FRONTLINE regarding head injuries in American Football</a>. The two-part <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/league-of-denial/">investigative report</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0770437540/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/">book</a> will reveal how the NFL, over a period of nearly two decades, sought to cover up and deny mounting evidence of the connection between football and brain damage. <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/espn-ends-frontline-concussion-collaboration-612824"> ESPN has a $15.2 Billion deal with the NFL.</a> (Football concussions previously: <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/117687/The-man-in-your-picture-is-almost-unrecognizable">1</a>, <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/97072/Mama-Dont-Let-Your-Boys-Grow-Up-To-Play-Football">2</a>, and <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/93258/Cause-Its-Known-to-Give-a-Brother-Brain-Damage">3</a>) tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.131242Fri, 23 Aug 2013 10:40:45 -0800Public Policy"The one with no legs, being carried by the one who could not see."http://www.metafilter.com/129835/The%2Done%2Dwith%2Dno%2Dlegs%2Dbeing%2Dcarried%2Dby%2Dthe%2Done%2Dwho%2Dcould%2Dnot%2Dsee
In 2009, ESPN producer Lisa Fenn worked on a story about two high-school wrestlers, Leroy Sutton and Dartanyon Crockett. Sutton was hit by a train when he was a child and had both his legs amputated; Crockett is legally blind. After the story aired, Fenn stayed in Sutton and Crockett's lives, and the <a href="http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/9454322/why-stayed">three formed a surprising, enduring bond.</a> <blockquote>Blind and legless kids from the ghettos don't get college educations and shiny accolades, but they should. And that is why I stayed. Because hope and love and rejoicing and redemption can happen to kids like them. And people like me, people from the "other side," who can soften life's blows for them, ought to help.
...
When he made a visit to the eye doctor in 2009, I asked Dartanyon to include me on the consent form so I could access his records if need be. Later that day, I received a call from the office administrator. "I just thought you should know what Dartanyon wrote on his consent form today," she said, somewhat undone. "Next to your name, on the release, is a space that says 'Relationship to Patient.' Dartanyon wrote 'Guardian Angel.'"</blockquote>
Here's <a href="http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4372243">original 2009 story</a> [video; autoplay]. tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.129835Tue, 09 Jul 2013 15:13:15 -0800Charity GarfeinWell I walk into the room, passing out hundred dollar billshttp://www.metafilter.com/128402/Well%2DI%2Dwalk%2Dinto%2Dthe%2Droom%2Dpassing%2Dout%2Dhundred%2Ddollar%2Dbills
<a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9286395/view/full/the-oral-history-2003-world-series-poker-which-chris-moneymaker-turned-39-25-million">When We Held Kings</a>: The oral history of the 2003 <a href="http://www.wsop.com/">World Series of Poker</a>, in which an amateur named <a href="http://www.chrismoneymaker.com/">Moneymaker</a> turned $39 into $2.5 million and the poker boom was born. tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.128402Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:42 -0800Horace RumpoleI'm completely capable of anythinghttp://www.metafilter.com/120397/Im%2Dcompletely%2Dcapable%2Dof%2Danything
<a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/high_school/general/view/20220927calabria_kicks_himselfinto_national_spotlight/srvc=sports&position=also">Nico Calabria</a> plays soccer and wrestles for Concord-Carlisle High School in Massachusetts. He <a href="http://vimeo.com/6701825">summitted Mount Kilimanjaro at 13</a> [Vimeo] as a fundraiser to provide wheelchairs to people in Tanzania, he does some <a href="http://youtu.be/5PZhS-GB6fA">parkour</a>, and this week he's in a race to have the "Best of the Best" video on ESPN's SportsCenter for <a href="http://youtu.be/k2FzJVAHtSI">a goal he scored in a recent game</a>. Calabria was born with one leg and uses carbon fiber crutches when he plays; he's a starting forward on the <a href="http://www.ampsoccer.org/">US Amputee National Team</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2012:site.120397Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:36:14 -0800catletas if he just fell asleep watching the gamehttp://www.metafilter.com/118992/as%2Dif%2Dhe%2Djust%2Dfell%2Dasleep%2Dwatching%2Dthe%2Dgame
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EWrPIsDvmU&feature=player_embedded">Team Spirit</a> is a short documentary by Errol Morris about the funerals of passionate sports fans. (SLYT) tag:metafilter.com,2012:site.118992Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:04:53 -0800SticherbeastESPN Body Issue 2012http://www.metafilter.com/117746/ESPN%2DBody%2DIssue%2D2012
<a href="http://espn.go.com/espn/photos/gallery/_/id/8136693/image/1/carlos-bocanegra-2012-body-issue-bodies-want-espn-magazine">ESPN: The Body Issue 2012</a> (nsfw) tag:metafilter.com,2012:site.117746Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:07:46 -0800Cloud King"Never Be Satisfied"http://www.metafilter.com/116246/Never%2DBe%2DSatisfied
<i>"I'm just looking for a second chance. Other people get second chances. Alcoholics. Drug addicts. Spousal beaters. Not gamblers, though. But, if you want to put something on my tombstone that was very important to me, it's 1,972. That's how many winning games I've played in. So that makes me the biggest winner in the history of sports. No one else can say that."</i> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt65UxXjj7o">Here, Now</a> is a short documentary that looks at baseball legend Pete Rose, as he lives his life today. Part of ESPN's upcoming season of <a href="http://espn.go.com/30for30/">30 for 30</a>. <a href="http://30for30.espn.com/">First season's website</a>. <small>(Last two links have autoplaying video.)</small> Some documentaries from the first season are available on YouTube, and available for purchase and download at <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/30-for-30/id333226176">iTunes</a>.
* The Fab Five (Michigan Men's Basketball, Pay-for-Play Scandal) Parts <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ytxigch5Mk">1</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xgzgwfqkko">2</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeoB-THTmac">3</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Bih3Yg32Q">4</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kae8Mb7zaOc">5</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFEt2aNsY84">6</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cLNozbi6FU">7</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v02ga0QbEG8">8</a>
* <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qilWFyiogvA">Run, Ricky, Run</a> (Ricky Williams)
* <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPrSNRQG6o4">Into the Wind</a> (The Story of Terry Fox)
* The 16th Man: (Rugby in South Africa) Parts <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjlhVA_Du_I">1</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVRboUNrb0E">2</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFy0cwqYWI0">3</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krz7arePNqg">4</a>
* <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3OiYGPmIM0">The Two Escobars</a>
* Catching Hell (Steve Bartman): Parts <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4aoxIYgd64">1</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Avq2W7MWo">2</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ibCVRFzg7A">3</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE1mIT3CVPc">4</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mZfOHoIG-8">5</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHHKHmiTbsM">6</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElY1xhwN0mw">7</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_h1hDOR1aE">8</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Km2XItu4M">9</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw7a2IWKaOI">10</a>
* Roll Tide / War Eagle: (Auburn / Alabama RIvalry) Parts <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ROiJGvKiP8">1</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kcO9S3PhIg">2</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JutZSS_J2MY">3</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaFtCn-gj1w">4</a> tag:metafilter.com,2012:site.116246Wed, 23 May 2012 22:09:25 -0800zarqSlumdog Golferhttp://www.metafilter.com/110378/Slumdog%2DGolfer
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=111207/Slumdog">The Golf Course and the Slum</a> tag:metafilter.com,2011:site.110378Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:19:57 -0800vidur49ers-least talked about comeback story?http://www.metafilter.com/109489/49ersleast%2Dtalked%2Dabout%2Dcomeback%2Dstory
<a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/nfl/post/_/id/596/49ers-are-back-but-whos-paying-attention">The 49ers are back</a>, but who's paying attention? Sitting on top of a <a href="http://mobile.bayarea.sbnation.com/san-francisco-49ers/2011/11/7/2544832/2011-nfl-scores-week-9-nfc-west-49ers-cardinals-seahawks-rams">weak NFC West</a>, is the Niner's impressive rise going overlooked? While the NFC West performed its best <a href="http://bayarea.sbnation.com/san-francisco-49ers/2011/11/15/2563213/week-10-nfl-scores-nfc-west-san-francisco-49ers-cardinals-rams-seahawks">since the reorg in 2002</a>, the 49ers are still on top at 8-1. They <a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=311113025">beat</a> the playoff bound Giants, <a href="http://www.longislandpress.com/2011/11/13/nfl-preview-capsule-giants-at-49ers/">gaining the edge 18-17 in the overall series</a>. This is their first win against the Giants since <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recapPlayoff2002?gameId=230105025">the 2002 Wildcard playoff game</a> when a dramatic miss by the Giants kicker gave the 49ers the win in the last second, cementing the second greatest comeback in playoff history.
The 49ers have deflected praise this season though. Rookie coach Harbaugh even seemed to ask for it <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/13/SPGC1LUKOR.DTL">saying</a> "<em>I believe in you guys, the media I believe that you will find a way (to underrate the 49ers). As long as all that is written is being written against us, we'll be happy.</em>" Justin Smith similarly <a href="http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/2011/11/15/49ers-justin-smith-and-his-game-winning-play/">dismissed his game winning block</a> by attributing it not to skill or planning, but to his sheer tiredness and inability to press on.
The 49ers may be on their way to the playoffs, but should their rapid rise be making more waves? tag:metafilter.com,2011:site.109489Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:24:27 -0800CarillonUltimately, there is no separating Vick from his circumstances: his race, parents, economics and opportunities.http://www.metafilter.com/106846/Ultimately%2Dthere%2Dis%2Dno%2Dseparating%2DVick%2Dfrom%2Dhis%2Dcircumstances%2Dhis%2Drace%2Dparents%2Deconomics%2Dand%2Dopportunities
<a href="http://espn.go.com/espn/commentary/story/_/id/6894586/imagining-michael-vick-white-quarterback-nfl-espn-magazine">What if Michael Vick were white?</a> The<a href="http://www.crossingbroad.com/2011/08/michael-vick-on-espn-the-magazine-cover.html"> cover of the September issue</a> of <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/insider/espn-the-magazine/"><em>ESPN The Magazine</em></a> features an image of the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, but <a href="http://www.crossingbroad.com/2011/08/espn-made-michael-vick-white.html">another picture</a> might end up <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/a-white-michael-vick-espn-questions-impact-of-race-on-quarterbacks-public-perception/2011/08/25/gIQAvYV1dJ_blog.html">getting more attention.</a> Vick has <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzyO_JQ51yM">resurrected his career in Philadelphia</a> after<a href="http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/more-michael-vick-barbarism-bared"> acts of horrific animal abuse</a> left him hated and contributed to the <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3148549">loss of his freedom</a> for two years and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3726426">most of his wealth.</a>
His story of <a href="http://www.totalprosports.com/2010/11/16/was-michael-vicks-monday-night-performance-the-best-fantasy-football-performance-ever/">redemption as a player</a> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/09/michael-vick-ed-block-cou_n_492443.html">and a person</a> has impressed some but continues to <a href="http://espn.go.com/espn/commentary/story/_/id/6889579/espn-magazine-examining-michael-vick-where-dogfighting-falls-continuum-cruelty">disgust others.</a> His problems with money should soon be over as negotiations for a <a href="http://phillysportsdaily.com/eagles/2011/08/05/michael-vick-contract-talks-underway/">potentially huge new contract</a> with the Eagles continue and Nike has signed on for a <a href="http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2011/07/michael-vick-back-with-nike-celebs-tweet-their-opposition.html">new endorsement deal.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2011:site.106846Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:32:02 -0800furiousxgeorgeWarning: something you have to care about sports to care abouthttp://www.metafilter.com/104336/Warning%2Dsomething%2Dyou%2Dhave%2Dto%2Dcare%2Dabout%2Dsports%2Dto%2Dcare%2Dabout
Launching at 12:00PM ET today is <a href="http://www.grantland.com/">Grantland.com</a>, a new site from ESPN's <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/magazine/can-bill-simmons-win-the-big-one.html">Bill Simmons</a> which will feature longer-form articles and a mix of sports and pop culture, with an impressive <a href="http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/romenesko/130083/espns-simmons-lines-up-big-names-for-new-grantland-site/">roster of contributors</a>, including Malcolm Gladwell, Dave Eggers and Chuck Klosterman. The site takes its name from the legendary early-20th-century sportswriter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantland_Rice">Grantland Rice</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2011:site.104336Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:26:07 -0800Horace RumpoleIt happenshttp://www.metafilter.com/102686/It%2Dhappens
<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=5651802">The Tao of Poo</a> <i>We can exhaustively ­explore every aspect of athletic life -- victory, defeat, violence, racism, drugs, brain damage, paralysis, death -- but nothing reveals as much about the physiology, psychology and sociology of sport as the excretory experience of athletes.</i> tag:metafilter.com,2011:site.102686Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:48:46 -0800ThePinkSuperheroSort of a one-man [sports] Metafilterhttp://www.metafilter.com/102494/Sort%2Dof%2Da%2Doneman%2Dsports%2DMetafilter
<a href="http://www.quickish.com/">Quickish</a> is a new site offering "real-time-ish" short-form sports news and analysis links, gathered and recommended by the site's proprietor, Dan Shanoff. Link suggestions from readers are welcome. <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/04/gateway-and-takeaway-why-quickish-wants-to-cut-the-clutter-and-help-readers-get-to-the-good-stuff/">NiemanLab interviews Shanoff</a>. If his name sounds familiar, it's because he used to do the <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/quickie">Daily Quickie</a> on ESPN.com. tag:metafilter.com,2011:site.102494Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:31:10 -0800beagle